Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Hon'ble Former President of India, visited NIC HQ on 30th May 2010 to participate in International Space Development Conference [ISDC-2010] through videoconferencing. Dr. Kalam, who reached NIC HQ., at 09:20 PM, warmly welcomed by Dr. B.K.Gairola, DG, NIC, Sh. A. Mohan, DDG, NIC; Sh. V.K.Gupta, Sr. Tech Director and other officers of NIC. Dr. Kalam delivered a keynote address on “Harvesting Energy from Space” to large number of participants in Chicago, USA from NIC Videoconferencing Studio, New Delhi. Link was connected on 4 Mbps speed and VC team was lead by Sh Rajesh Gera. Before participation in the conference, DG, NIC briefed Dr. Kalam about the various projects being executed by NIC at National & State Level. Dr. Kalam shown keen interest in National Knowledge Network and desired a presentation over it after the VC session. Sh. R.S. Mani, Sr. Tech. Director, Network Operation, explained him in detail about NKN and shown the operation centre at NIC, HQ. Dr. Kalam also visited the Integrated Data Centre at NIC, HQ.